London School of Musical Theatre (LSMT) is a training academy of performing arts, that was founded by Glenn Lee in 1995. The school is located on

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, central London. It was originally housed at

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and then

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, before moving to premises on

where it currently operates. The school offers a one-year, full-time,

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for adults wishing to pursue a career in musical theatre. The ethos of LSMT is to create the environment of a professional company in rehearsal rather than that of an educational institution. The emphasis of the course is on the development of the

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as the tool for acting through song alongside a thorough training in dance and

drama Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has b ...

. Classes are taught by professionals and practitioners working in the industry, with direct experience of the requirements of musical theatre. Since its inception in 1995, the organisation has commissioned new musical theatre productions, many of which have now been published and performed around the world. The school employs Charles Miller as composer-in-residence.

Notable Alumni

Emma Hatton Emma Hatton (born 6 April 1983) is a British actress and singer, who played the role of Elphaba in the West End production of ''Wicked''. She has also understudied the roles of Meat and Scaramouche in ''We Will Rock You'' and has a number of ...

- actress (Wicked, Evita) *Melissa Jacques - actress (Everybody's Talking about Jamie, Mamma Mia) *

Sophie Isaacs Sophie Isaacs (born 20 September 1988) is an English stage actress and singer. She is known for portraying the role of Heather McNamara in Heathers: The Musical at The Other Palace and Theatre Royal Haymarket and for portraying Katherine Howar ...

- actress (Six, Heathers, Made In Dagenham, Legally Blonde) *Jacqui Tate - actress (Les Miserables, Avenue Q, South Pacific, The Phantom of The Opera) *Adam Bayjou - actor/singer (Les Miserables, Assassins, Opera Boys) *Richard Meek - actor (Annie, The Producers, Rocky Horror Show, Hairspray) *Hollie O'Donoghue - actress (Les Miserables, The Commitments) * Nancy Sullivan- actress (Les Miserables, Little Voice, Beautiful Thing) *Jodie Jacobs - actress (We Will Rock You, Evita, Fame, Footloose, The Wedding Singer) *Rosa O'Reilly - actress (Wicked, Jesus Christ Superstar, Les Miserables, Dirty Dancing) *Michael Auger - singer (Collabro) *Natalie Law - actress (Leopaldstadt, The Lady Vanishes, Exit The King, Ink) *Soophia Foroughi - actress (Prince of Egypt, Broken Wings, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) *Marcus Ayton - actor (Shrek, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dream Coat) *Devon Elise Johnson - actress (Half a Sixpence, Mamma Mia, Titanic) *Holly-Anne Hull (Phantom of The Opera, Les Miserables, Copacobana) *Kelly Agbowu - actress (Waitress, Book of Mormon, Lion King, Les Miserables) *Adam Strong - actor (We Will Rock You, Rock of Ages, Jesus Christ Superstar) *Robbie Scotcher - actor (Blood Brothers, Mamma Mia, Miss Saigon) * * Luke Newton - TV/Film actor (Bridgerton, Lake Placid, The Lodge) * Danny Walters - TV/Film actor (EastEnders, Benidorm, Call The Midwife) *Olivia Chenery - TV/Film actress (Endeavour, Silent Witness, Virgin and Martyr, Penny Dreadful, My Friends Best Wedding, The One)

External Sources

External links

London School of Musical Theatre website
{{Performing Arts Schools in the United Kingdom Performing arts education in London Schools of the performing arts in the United Kingdom Music schools in London Drama schools in London Educational institutions established in 1995 Musical theatre organizations